Pencil-holder.



T.'L. POWELL.

PENClL HOLDER. I

APPLICATION HLED lULY 19, I916- 1 ,2 46,3 1 8. Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY THAZDDEUS L. POVTELL,

rarest ornrcn or asnrienn, OREGON.

PENCIL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

Application filed July 19, 1916. Serial No. 110,131.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Trmnonus L. POWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Jackson and State of Ore on, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Pencil-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pencil holders, and has for its object to provide an article of this class which is designed to be carried in the pocket of a garment and be secured to the top thereof and present on the inside of the pocket immediately below the top, one or more resilient clamps into which a. pencil may be thrust and which will hold said pencil securely and prevent the same escaping from the pocket when a person carrying the same stoops, or upon removing the garment carelessly throws it upon a piece of furniture, whereby the pocket may be caused to assume such a position that without the device the pencil would escape and fall.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pencil carrier which shall be simple, light, readily secured within the pocket and which can be made very cheaply, and which is of such nature that when placed. within the pocket it will not cause the same to bulge and spoil the appearance of a well fitting garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide in connection with-the pencil carrier means for protecting the point of the pencil so that however active a person may be or great the pressure placed upon the pocket the pencil point will be thoroughly protected from breaking.

ith these asthe principal objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a garment showing the opening for the pocket and the pencil carrier placed therein.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pencil carrier removed from the pocket.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of the carrier.

In the drawings A indicates a garment such as a vest or coat having a pocket therein opening on the outer side of the garment at B. Within the pocket and secured to the edge of the opening B is placed the pencil carrier 10 which in a preferred form com prises a rectangular plate 11 made of thin resilient sheet metal the vertical edges 0t which intermediate the lower and upper ends of the plate 11 are rolled inwardly to form cylinders 12 in which pencils may be carried one in each cylinder. The u} per edge of: the plate 11 is bent outwardly upon said plate to form a clamping finger 13 which may be of circular formation as shown, or have anv other desired configuration. The finger 133 when the pencil holder is placed within the pocket B lies against the outer side of the pocket as shown in Fig. 1 bearing against the same and forming a clamplng means for backward upon themselves as at lland then outwardly to form the extension 15, the ends 18 pro].ccting a short distance inwardly from said extensions. These extensions are preterably of slightly less diameter than the cylinders 12 so as to press upon the pencils when inserted'therein ans downwardly into the cylinder and thus provide sufiicient resilient means to prevent the pencils falling therefrom though the pencil carrier be en tirely inverted.

The lower end 19 of the plate 11 below the cylinders 12 is folded into a triangular form as shown one side of said triangle being horizontal and bearing against the lower ends of the cylinders 12. Through this horizontal side 20 are made two openings 21 that lie immediately below the cylinders 12 and through which the pointed ends of the pencils pass. These pointed ends lie within and are protected by the triangular lower portion 22 of the pencil carrier.

A pencil carrier such as described is simple and can be made very cheaply as the entire device is formed of a single plate of sheet metal cut to proper shape and the parts folded to form the cylinders 12, cylinder extensions 15 and point protectors 22. The folds may be readily made Without the use of expensive machinery and turned out with great rapidity. The finger 13 is the only portion exposed to view and this may be ornament-ed and made as attractive as the public desires or if desired, it can be skeletonized by cutting out portions thereof and the part that remains exposed enameled in various colors and tints to match the cloth ing with which it may be worn.

As a modification of the pencil carrier the plate 11 instead of projecting downwardly into the pocket and having the cylinders 12 thereon, may be cut short and rounded on the bottom as at 23, Fig. 4. This plate 23 fits within the pocket to form with the finger 13 a clamping device for holding the carrier within the pocket. The pencils in this form of the device are held by extensions 15 like those in the preferred form of the device and which being resilient and presenting an opening slightly less than the diameter of the pencil will securely clamp the pencil when inserted therein.

1 claim- 1. A pencil carrier comprising a sheet metal plate having a spring finger at one end to support the carrier within the pocket of a garment, vertical tubular pencil supports formed on said plate at the edges thereof intermediate the ends, a resilient pencil retaining loop above each support, and a pencil point protector below the same.

2. In a pencil carrier formed by a plate of thin sheet metal, a resilient finger formed on one end thereof adapted to hold said pencil carrier within the pocket of a garment, a vertical tubular pencil support formed on each edge of said plate intermediate the ends, a resiliently mounted pencil retaining loop above each support formed on a folded lateral projection and adapted to clamp the pencil when inserted in the support, and a point protector for the pencil below the support.

3. In a pencil carrier formed of a plate of thin sheet metal, a resilient finger formed on one end thereof adapted to hold said pen oil car 'ier within the pocket of a garment, a vertical tubular pencil support formed on each edge of said plate intermediate its ends, a lateral projection from each edge of said plate above the support, each projection being bent upon itself and formed with a penoil retaining loopover said support, and a point protector for the pencils extending transversely of the plate below the supports and integral with said plate.

l. A pencil carrier comprising a base plate made of thin sheet metal having an integral and finger at the top thereof to clamp said pencil carrier within a pocket, a tubular pencil support on each vertical edge of said plate, a resiliently mounted extension above each tubular support integrally formed from laterally extending strips of said base plate and serving toclamp pencils when inserted in said support, and a protector for the pencil point at the lower edge and integral with said plate having openings coincident with the lower ends of the tubular supports.

5. It pencil carrier formed integrally from a plate of thin sheet metal and comprising a spring finger at the top, a tubular pencil support at each vertical edge, a resilient extension on each lateral edge of said plate bent upon itself and formed with a loop, each of said loops being immediately above a pencil support and serving as a clamp for the pencil, and a pencil point protector triangular in cross section extending transversely beneath said tubular supports and having openings through one side continuous with said supports to hold the pencil points in suspension.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THADDEUS L. POWVELL.

Vitnesses 2 Lrzzrn CROMAR, G. H. BILLINGS.

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